DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SAT 11/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.7 - - 65.1 - - 54.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 118 - - 13 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 623 - - 1583 - - 2919 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 921 - - 1358 - - 921 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1512 - - 2472 - - 3808 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1098 - - 764 - - 2356 - - 4008 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 97 - - 237 - - 149 - - 13 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 22 - - 21 - - 27 - - 10 BL Wind Direction - - - 259 - - 306 - - 307 - - 312 Direction Wind Shear - - - 14 - - 13 - - 15 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -4 - - -2 - - -4 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -351 - - -2068 - - -1707 - - -3102 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1863 - - 4541 - - 5515 - - 4039 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -6130 - - -6489 - - -3910 - - -6028 ODpotential blCL - - - 7642 - - 8961 - - 7718 - - 6964 blCL maxRH - - - 85 - - 72 - - 61 - - 69 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 60.5 - - 64.7 - - 65.1 - - 54.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 55.1 - - 47.8 - - 43.9 - - 40.3 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 60.6 - - 64.1 - - 65.2 - - 56.5 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 54.9 - - 47.2 - - 43.5 - - 40.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 18 - - 118 - - 13 - - -49 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 623 - - 1583 - - 2919 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 42 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 9 - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95387 42 274 45 273 43 263 51 267 95387 88579 40 280 32 281 32 272 40 286 88579 83293 33 284 30 291 26 279 25 280 83293 78835 27 288 24 294 29 290 23 293 78835 74948 24 292 24 291 33 286 31 298 74948 71503 21 292 21 285 29 289 34 297 71503 68376 27 323 25 301 32 299 34 293 68376 65489 37 304 27 296 32 289 36 295 65489 62786 36 299 33 297 40 298 40 298 62786 60135 36 310 45 297 48 292 45 301 60135 57354 53 310 52 294 53 295 53 297 57354 54478 66 308 57 293 58 286 61 290 54478 51729 67 289 58 292 57 289 57 286 51729 49241 63 287 65 293 71 299 66 295 49241 47020 60 292 76 288 83 293 76 292 47020 45022 65 299 76 283 81 282 80 284 45022 43203 87 297 73 291 66 286 76 289 43203 41522 98 286 80 303 77 299 93 299 41522 39953 85 284 101 305 94 291 106 293 39953 38490 84 292 111 298 95 288 100 281 38490 37118 100 293 107 294 96 289 96 283 37118 35784 106 290 99 295 99 290 95 285 35784 34422 104 285 99 299 99 287 94 284 34422 33009 98 283 104 302 100 288 105 291 33009 31552 91 282 110 299 103 290 110 291 31552 30035 80 279 113 295 105 290 109 288 30035 28440 74 277 112 295 107 289 109 288 28440 26766 66 273 105 299 106 289 106 284 26766 25017 65 272 94 302 100 290 105 279 25017 23198 64 274 78 291 84 286 101 279 23198 21320 65 276 79 274 76 277 85 278 21320 19381 63 275 80 271 78 270 79 276 19381 17367 65 275 78 269 78 273 74 282 17367 15322 66 278 73 267 64 280 61 288 15322 13358 64 280 65 266 55 288 51 292 13358 11578 53 278 54 275 48 289 44 292 11578 9997 42 279 50 292 45 287 41 293 9997 8594 38 280 45 287 42 291 40 300 8594 7347 37 276 37 283 38 302 40 310 7347 6242 39 274 30 301 37 308 35 312 6242 5264 40 284 34 312 34 307 32 311 5264 4403 38 292 36 321 31*306 33 316 4403 3642 35 289 36 322 30*307 35 319 3642 2959 33 281 35*320 30 307 35 320 2959 2354 34 270 26*311 29 308 34 320 2354 1848 31*263 23 306 28 308 32 319 1848 1459 28*261 21 305 26 308 27 317 1459 1192 23 259 20 304 23 307 21 315 1192 1029 20 258 18 304 20 308 18 314 1029 936 15 257 14 303 15 307 10*312 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography